Clark Hill PLC urged a New Jersey federal court to deny a disqualification bid from a health consulting company in litigation against one of its former employees, arguing that there is no conflict under the Rules of Professional Conduct.
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Clark Hill Says No Conflict Exists In Health Noncompete Fight

By George Woolston

Clark Hill PLC urged a New Jersey federal court to deny a disqualification bid from a health consulting company in litigation against one of its former employees, arguing that there is no conflict under the Rules of Professional Conduct.

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Beasley Allen Says NJ Justices Review Of Talc DQ 'Essential'

By George Woolston

Beasley Allen urged the New Jersey Supreme Court to hear its appeal of a lower court's decision to disqualify it from representing plaintiffs in multicounty litigation over Johnson & Johnson's talc-based baby powder, arguing that the court's immediate review of the interlocutory order is "essential."

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Ex-Cop's Manslaughter Appeal Argues Jury Misled On Alcohol

By Carla Baranauckas

Counsel for a former New Jersey police officer urged a state appellate panel Tuesday to overturn his aggravated-manslaughter conviction in the fatal shooting of his husband, arguing that the trial court committed reversible error by allowing prejudicial testimony implying state law bars alcohol consumption while handling a firearm.

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NTSB Probes LaGuardia Runway Alerts, Air Traffic Control

By Linda Chiem

A runway surveillance system at LaGuardia Airport did not alert air traffic controllers to the potential collision between an Air Canada passenger jet and a fire truck, which did not have a transponder, that crossed its path, the National Transportation Safety Board said Tuesday.

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POLICY & REGULATION

AGs Seek Federal Help To Tackle Chinese App Drug Trade

By Abigail Harrison

North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson announced Monday that he's leading a bipartisan group of state enforcers in asking the federal government to act on drug traffickers' co-opting of Chinese-owned messaging app WeChat and its sister app Weixin to propagate the illegal drug trade. 

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LITIGATION

Reed Smith's Silence On Depo 'Speaks Volumes,' Ex-Atty Says

By Jake Maher

A former Reed Smith LLP attorney suing the firm for underpaying her based on her gender criticized the firm for its "inexcusable delay and attempted meandering" in seeking to resume deposing her years after her last deposition date.

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Biz Services Co. Faces ERISA Suit Over 'Tobacco Surcharge'

By Zak Kostro

Business services company Conduent unlawfully imposes health insurance surcharges on employees who use tobacco products, forcing them to pay more for coverage the company provides, a former employee and plan participant said in a proposed class action in New Jersey federal court.

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Judge Extends Halt On Trump Admin's College Data Demand

By Julie Manganis

A Massachusetts federal judge on Tuesday again extended a deadline for colleges and universities to comply with a Trump administration demand for seven years of race and gender admissions data while he considers the scope of an anticipated preliminary injunction that would shield public schools in 17 states.

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LEGAL INDUSTRY

Law Firm Ransomware Attacks On Rise, Report Says

By Allison Grande

Cyberattacks targeting law firms jumped in 2025, according to a new BakerHostetler report, which also highlighted recent spikes across a wide range of sectors in ransomware payments and class action lawsuits stemming from these incidents. 

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Warren Grills Fed's Ex-BigLaw Supervision Chief On Conflicts

By Lauren Berg

Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., on Wednesday asked former Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP veteran Randall Guynn, a recent addition to the Federal Reserve, to explain how he is dealing with potential conflicts of interest stemming from his previous role chairing the BigLaw firm's financial institutions group.

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Winston & Strawn Wants Hunter Biden To Respond In Fee Row

By Lynn LaRowe

Winston & Strawn LLP has asked the D.C. Superior Court to force Hunter Biden to fully respond to interrogatories in its lawsuit against the former president's son over unpaid legal bills, after Biden conducted an incomplete "hand search" of documents at issue.

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MyPillow CEO's Attys Face New Sanctions Over Latest Errors

By Lauren Berg

Two attorneys for MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell and his media company are in hot water once again as a Colorado federal judge on Wednesday ordered them to explain why they shouldn't be sanctioned for citation errors, after she previously sanctioned them for errors produced by generative artificial intelligence.

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Fla. Appeals Panel Turns Poetic In Warning About AI Misuse

By Madison Arnold

A Florida state appeals court on Wednesday admonished a pro se litigant for using AI-hallucinated case citations in his ultimately unsuccessful appeal of a lower court ruling enforcing a settlement agreement with an investment company, with the panel citing an AI-generated limerick to get its point across.

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Ramey, EscapeX Ask Justices To Review Sanctions Challenge

By Adam Lidgett

EscapeX IP and its attorney William Ramey III want the U.S. Supreme Court to review the Federal Circuit's decision backing $255,000 in fees and sanctions for what a California federal judge found to be a frivolous patent suit against Google.

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Analysis

ICE Builds Out Detention Centers, And The Suits Pile Up

By Grace Dixon

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's surging need for detention space — fueled by increased funding and a rapid escalation in enforcement activity — has sparked litigation from local lawmakers and advocacy groups concerned by the agency's full-throttle approach and perceived disregard for surrounding communities.

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Trade Court Nom Regrets Past Tweets Critical Of GOP Sens.

By Courtney Bublé

Kara Westercamp, associate counsel to the president, who was nominated for the U.S. Court of International Trade, said Wednesday she regretted her past social media posts critical of Republican senators.

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Official Says DOJ Watching Essential Patent Antitrust Cases

By Ryan Davis

A U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division official said Wednesday the agency is closely monitoring antitrust disputes over standard essential patents, aiming to ensure that proper analyses of market power are undertaken and that most patent suits are exempted from causing antitrust liability.

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DOJ Agrees To Settle Flynn's Fla. Suit Over False Prosecution

By David Minsky

Retired Army general Michael Flynn reached a financial settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice on Wednesday in his Florida federal lawsuit claiming he was wrongly prosecuted for allegedly lying to the FBI during its investigation into whether Donald Trump coordinated with Russia during the 2016 election.

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LAW FIRMS IN TODAY'S NEWS

Baker & Hostetler

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Binnall Law Group

Cain & Skarnulis

Carmagnola & Ritardi

Clark Hill

Coburn & Greenbaum

Davis Polk

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Fox Rothschild

Hartmann Doherty

Jackson Lewis PC

Lacy Employment Law Firm

Motley Rice

Nelson Mullins

O'Melveny & Myers

Pashman Stein

Perkins Coie

Ramey LLP

Reed Smith

Schwed Kahle

Sills Cummis

Winston & Strawn

COMPANIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Air Canada

American Bar Association

American Civil Liberties Union

Apple Inc.

Bank of America Corp.

Block Inc.

Boston University

Center for Biological Diversity Inc.

Center for Strategic and International Studies

Citigroup Inc.

Conduent Inc.

Earthjustice

George Washington University

Google LLC

InterDigital Inc.

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

Johnson & Johnson

LinkedIn Corp.

Marquis Health Services LLC

Morgan Stanley

Netlist Inc.

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.

Sirius XM Radio Inc.

Stanford University

State Bar of Wisconsin

The Bank of New York Mellon Corp.

The Goldman Sachs Group Inc.

The University of Alabama System

Twitter Inc.

United Airlines Holdings Inc.

Virginia State Bar

Walmart Inc.

Wells Fargo & Co.

YouTube Inc.

GOVERNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Defense Intelligence Agency

Federal Aviation Administration

Federal Bureau of Investigation

Federal Reserve System

International Trade Commission

Maryland Attorney General's Office

National Security Agency

National Transportation Safety Board

New Jersey Court

New Jersey Supreme Court

North Carolina Attorney General's Office

North Carolina Department of Justice

State of Maryland

State of Michigan

Transportation Security Administration

U.S. Coast Guard

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

U.S. Department of Education

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U.S. Department of Transportation

U.S. Department of the Treasury

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U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland

U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts

U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey

U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon

U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan

U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida

U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

U.S. Senate

U.S. Supreme Court

US Office of Management and Budget

United States District Court for the District of Colorado

United States District Court for the District of Montana

United States District Court for the District of the Virgin Islands